Elko Twin flathead engine

I came across these photos in another website and wonder if anybody knows anything about the car and the wild engine

 

I don't know the owner, or even anything else about the car, but I do remember a pic of it in an old magazine with a clear hood on it.

And you might get more hits on your search if you spell "Elco" correctly.

 

I am not sure about that car in particular however I had seen reference to some of the older Flathead engines placed in fire engines they had a dual plug per cylinder system. It was basically a redundant safety mechanism to make sure everything fired. He could probably talk some kid in to the fact that you have a V-16!!!

 

My friend has a pair of those heads. Has a distributor off a nash modified to work in a flathead to run it.

 

This is ken furmans car it was a winner at the first oakland roadster show in 1948 i had the pleasure of meeting him and his car at the CNTA reuinon last year. amasing car a true piece of history . the 32 rails are fully chromed and thoes are the first prototypes of american torq-thrusts